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The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
Ben FWl9ng's Gaost,

Alapaha Correspondent Savannah n ews
4 few months ago this section
of country was startled ana shock
ed by the murder Of a poor negro
by Ben W. Furlong, five mi.es
west of this place. The finding of
the body OF the negro, the suicide
Of ForlonE,anl the fl ;ht Of lis a.
conpl c4s, Lotion aud SEar d,
made remarkable story. The
strangost part Of this story is this:
Workmen and laborers, persons
living around and employed at
the mill, where the tragedy occur
ed, assert positively that Furlong's
spirit or ghost stalks forth nearly
every nigh p.owls arc II d The nj |
bu lding and seems sometimes
to he examining the machinery.
Quite a number Of negroes claim
to have met the ghost on the rail-
road track and around the mill at
odd times.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
A Gloomy PROSPECT.

1t is gloomy prospect to see
the immense quantities Of corn,
-four, meat, etc, that is now being
hauled away from town by the
farmers. The streets are crowd
ed with wagons almost daily, com
ing in empty and going out load
ed. All these supplies 90 to feed
the negroes and mules to make
another crop of cotton, and if it
should happen to be another bad
crop year, the farmer win get still
further behind. The programme
can't last much longer. One or
two more failures in a crop will
bring about a crash with many Of
them. In this connection we de-
sire to reproduce short para
graph from the Montezur "a Rec
old:
at is getting time for this poky,
easy going, thriftless, negro-c cursed,
skinney-muled, meat-eating, cred
it-cursed, ragged-breeches section
to have boom of some kind, for
God knows it is getting t, be so
devilish poor that one man can't
hardly look another squarely in the
face because he is ground to the
earth with debt.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
Sharp Practice.

The Albany News tells the fol
lowing as a joke on Terrell coun.
ty farmer;
Mr.. Jacob Torch WAS auxioJs
to secure the trade of a cert4in
influential Terrell county farmer
AID matle several efforts by oifar.
ing him very liberal bargains
One day the farmer brought 10
IN arket four bales of cotton, and
: ,opped his wagon just in trout If
Morris Mayors depot. Torch
was on the alert, and immediats-
~ began to apply him VITA oues-
tlons as t. what he would t.ke
Tor his four bales of cotton in 8
Jumping trade wit! out weighing
them. 'Blrkis WAS willing" and
n sum was easily agreed MOON
After pu chasing them the fur
BALES were weighed, AMI, to the
cla6rin Of tn CO ntryman l. rch
had made about So by the trade.
He went home AMI the next
week brought another load Of cot
ton, bat weighed it and sold it
straight.
The third week after his loss he
brought in four, more ball S that
looked like they would weigh we'll.
lie drove up in front of the depot
as qsual, but Torch was very busy
and did rot have time to examine
them. He patiently waited while
/ Torch, with the perturbed air of a
man who was making desperate
efforts to rescue his fortune from
ruln,rushel to and fro, first to the
telegraph office and back to the
store, to the warehou Sc and back
again. But, like patience on a
monument, the countrymaa calmly
waited.
Finally Torch jamre / in his bug
gy be hind his gray Bucepbalas
and o tensibly went t. dinner, ont
be never turned up at the store
that afternoon, aud the c1uatry-
mans heart weighed heavier than
his cotton rs receipt for four
pony bales were handed through
the window # the scales room. as
he kne W that 50 a bale of for ess
than 300 pounds was the rule.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

Is q very prevalent and exceed
nsly disagreeable disease, liable.
il neg e2te !, to develop into serious
consumption. Baing 81 cslstitu-
tionll disease, it requires con
stit0tional remedy, like hoods
Sarsaparllla which, ac.ing
through the blood, reaches everg
part a the system, eifacting n rad
zeal ahl permanent cure IF ca
tarrh in vents most severe forms
Made only by G. /. H9oi g Co,
Lowell, Mass.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

GEORGIA, Ordinayv's OTce
IhRREtL COUNTY, January An, 1887,
whereas L, r. Orr, having in proper
form, appli,I for permanent letters Of A.
mini-t@tion on The esigte Of w. f. Or.
deceased, all and singular the creditors
and peU o. kin Of sda deceased are here
by notified to show clu5a, If any they cav.
why letters Of administrations as PRAYED
Tor should nlt lie grlntef said applicant
~ The peNt February term, 1887, Icprell
Cpnti Of Culinary,
Il
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

THE Knights Of Labor should
move to Georgia, cultivate a cot
ton patch, buy provisions on time
and raise mortgages.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

STocH is dying at fearful rate
in Lowndes county with some un-
known disease.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
a singular Occurrence

Cuthbert Liberal
a singular occurrence took place
a few weeks ago among Mr.. A. T.
Cores hogs, A sew that has no
pigs Of her own and ha noae for
several month, stol, two PIGS
from another SOW, fouga way
the mother, and took chargs Of
them As they were bu Il few
days old and the new motaer
would MT allow The natural moth
er to come near tAem the soon
took up with their new a1rent
5trange as itmay appear VS.
but few days until the adopted
mother gave thom milk aud they
have "liyed ~ done we'll This
st tenent is vouched Tor BY Mr
lives in the 10th district
OF tins county ana is known to be
a man OF Gndoubted veracltv.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

ATLANTA has turned over to the
archaeological school commission
ers its $50, 90 donation. The
legislative appropriation Of $685.
600 is also available, aud the $50
900 donated by the citizens of At
llnta, makes the amount of 1885,
0)o now available for the com
!. saS - wsrk on tho
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

lobe ia KsoN, the Gainesville
dynamiter, and his brother Sam
have both been convicted.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

The agriculture Of the coun Try
is drifting into the hands Of the
negroes, while there is q strong
tendency among the white farm ers
to sell out or vent, aud move to
the towns and engage in comm er,
ciaf and industrial pursuits This
Is an Omnibus sign.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

SToCK could be proftably raised
in this section.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

, riui's ~ II, S SlreiI 9i-
~ W I1p,on P la ' Non'b November
IL ., LII , tSIid, loo2,
If : i LIN thot " w n y,le a.l''oli
s5;d oa,nf, ia on t,o I.,l 1870 a le'0 %
800 III va '-i1 ~ udy 81 De-
- iai '22-' '',,| o, anu ANU ueHEgr 70 sa5
MIMI ar o, ~ =, ~ G lIo " 'an'
tric t' &c e T Ga~ ~ ne "o.I.A i%.l) as
gac,r5,, hn ,,a,',o{t e., ,t purpose OF
scr,, w., ' f. ~ '.G'' % certain pToins
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

HE complaint is made that the
towns Of Georgia are growing at
the expense OF the Agricultural
portion. Thisis undoubtedly t. Ne,
bat ii cannot be Otherwise 50 l.5ny
as farmers persist in oaying all
their supplies, when they CO aid
with more profit raise them, I is
the prcht on meat, corn and o. her
articles sold On time prices Tint
bald up the towns. Amer Gus
Recorder.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

a scholarship ia the L5aisaille
short Hand Institute. For priee
'ariae 9a"ly O. tie Jcs ..sAL
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

Som atimes it makes US sick,
sometimes it makes Us mad, and
then again it makes Us sorry,
when a town loafer or soma other
drone in the hive accosts US with,
"Why don't yen boon the town?
Don't you see wAat they
are doing over in Birming-
ham and other towns? What
we need is more capital and
a big hotel. Why don't You get
up stock company and build a
big hotel? Look at Thomasyille.
Albany has superior natural ad-
yantages to those Of Townsville
or any other town in Southern
or Southwest Georgia. And you
ought to get up a big land compa-
ny. These land companies boom
a town. Why don't you get up
something Of the kinl?' We get
some such talk as this every day
Of our lives nearly, az / from men,
too, who never have and never vii
do anything to help "boom Alba :
ny They seem to think that she
local pap II ought to d. every
thing bald up a city, boom i
aud support it on wind. Alban '
News.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

BILL ARP thinks we don't neel
any more farmers. What would
William have the young men do?
Loaf and live by their wits, as too
many ale now already doing?
None but transcendant genius
could expect much of a return
from such an outlay.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

FASHIONABLE society and Faith
er Time will now proceed to make
race for Lent; and Father
Time will be pretty well used up
by society before the season of re-
pentarce is reached.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

A NEGR" committed an assault
upon a white girl in Summerville
Saturday. He escaped and the
usual securing Of the woods.
was gone through with before he
was capture | and lynched.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

Some Chicago cranks have
started movement in favor of
kRee-breeches. IT is odd that the
community of all others celebrated
for its corkscrew shanks should
be in favor Of such fashion.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

IMMIGRATION tends Southwark
from all the wide world. tits the
land OF promise her climate, er
agricultural resources, her mineral
wealth and natural beauty make
her the bride-elect of labor.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

An Atlanta man is preparing
to pnt mp a big distiIlery Iaear
Snwanee, where he well b. ready
~ opan bio mo 'r0la wiu sha
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

As certain districts of South
America are infested with cholera.
it is strongly urged that our gov
ernment enforce a rigid quaran
tine in order to protect our people
from the scourge.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

AUGUSTA steps to tina front W ! th
a charitable enterprise that beats
the record The good women and
the honest mon of the town hava
inaugarated movement to e3tab,
lish homo for penitent, errIne
women, whore the poor creatu res
could find rescue from sin ana a
pathway back to rest ana a ho,na
No work is more Christ-like, none
more heroic.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

A BILL to make legal holiday
Of Saturday afternoon is before
the New York Legislature. IL
that body desires to do the hand
some thing it will make the entire
week a holiday.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

In view Of the fact that Europe
will probably have a war soon, our
farmers are being advised to de
pend on something else besides
cottoa. Advice thrown away. A
war between heaven, earth and bis
sntanic majesty would not change
the tactics Of many of the farm
efs.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

MEssEs. RAwLs & PERRY have
inaugurated a guano factory at
Cuthbert and have already made
several tons of fertilizers. These
small enterprises help place i'm
mensely, and it is a wonder that
there are not more Of them in our
Southwest Georgia towns.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

The Macon Telegraph contains
nearly three columns OF U. s.
Marshal's sales. These sales are
ordered by those companies that
have been AMI Continue to loa N
money to the poor Georgia far
mer' for the purpose of keepln 2
HIM oat Of the clutches of hona .
factcrs and merchants. It dies
not require a prophetic eye to
see, in the near future, thousands
OF acre3 of Georgia soil pass un-
der tbs control of these foreign
money lenders, and the poor
Georgia farmers they have been
protecting will be a tenant or fer e /
to go West AMI grow up wi TIL
the country" -Marshallville Times
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

One OF the most serious draw,
backs to railroad travel in Vene-
zuela is g"asshoppers. They are
SO numerous that they literal y
cover the rails for miles, and as
they do not attempt to get out of
the way of the engine, millions of
them are crushed under the wheels
and make the track 50 slipp.ry
that trains a-e often brought to a
stAndstill. 1t is said that tle is
Srasshoppar plague will last FOR
seven years.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

The Worth Local says a gen
tleman who rather suspected some
one peeplng through the keyhols
of his Office door, investigated
with syringe full Of pepper
sauce, and went home to find his
wife had been cutting wood and a
chip had bit her in the eve.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

Miss VAN ZANDT and August
Spies were married by proxy a
few days ago, tho groom being
represented by his brother. We
wouldn't like that style of doing
the thing.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

ANOTHER Connecticut girl has
married her fathers coachman.
The coachman's lot in The North
is not a happy one.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
THE JOURNAL.

ua:i.l 1:g4 sg s,si Town nd gsgatT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10Th, 1887.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

JAKE SHARPE, the corrupter Of
the doodle Aldermen is worth
about s10,00O,000 If be escapes
the penitentiary he will perhaps
go to the Unitei States Senate.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

DLA-'d Idi Soy dA dSllCuituI III
country, the South sends nearly
its whole profits aboard for what
ought to be made or manufactured
at home.
We see it stated that a cotton
harvester has just been invented
In North Carolina that will pick
$500 pounds day. Quite an i'm
provement over cuffae.
JAKE SHARPE, the corrupter of
the "boodle Aldermen" is worth
about 100000. If be escapes
the penitentiary he will perhaps
so to the Initial States Senate.
Miss VAN ZANDT and August
Spies were married by proxy
few days ago, tho groom being
represented by his brother. We
wouldn't like that style of doing
the thing.
A BILL to make legal holiday
Of Saturday afternoon is before
the New York legislature. IL
that body desires to do the hand
some thing it will make the entire
week holiday.
As certain districts of South
America are infested with cholera.
it is strongly urged that our gov
ernment enforce a rigid quaran
tine IN order to protect our people
from the scourge.
FASHIONABLE society and Faith
er Time Will now proceed to make
a race for Lent; and Father
Time will be pretty well used up
by society before the season of re-
pentarce is reached.
A NEGR committed an assault
upon white girl in Summerville
Saturday. He escaped and the
usual securing Of the woods
was gone through with before he
was capture and lynched.
SOME Chicago cranks have
started movement in favor of
kRee-breeches. IT is odd that the
community of all others celebrated
for its corkscrew shanks should
be IN favor Of such fashion.
IMMIGRATION tends Southwark
from all the wide world. 1t is the
land of promise her climate, err
agricultural resources, her mineral
wealth and natural beauty make
her the bride-elect Of labor.
BILL ARP thinks we don't need
any more farmers. What would
William have the young men do?
Loaf and live by their wits, as too
many ale now already doing?
None but transcendant genius
could expect much of a raturo
from such an outlay.
MEssEs. RAwLs & PERRY have
inaugurated a guano factory at
Cuthbert and have already made
several tons Of fertilizers. These
small enterprises help place i'm
mensely, and it is a wonder that
there are not more Of them in our
Southwest Georgia towns.
The Worth Local says gen,
tleman who rather suspected some
one peeping through the keyhole
of his Office door, investigated
with syringe full Of pepper
sauce, and went home to find his
wife had been cutting wood and a
chip had hit her in the eye.
In view Of the fact that Europe
will probably have a war soon, our
farmers are being advised to de-
pend on something else besides
cottoa. Advice thrown away. A
war between heaven, earth and bis
sntanic majesty would not change
the tactics Of many of the farm
eFs.
ATLANTA has turned over to the
archaeological school commission
ers its $50, 90 donation. The
legislative appropriation Of $685.
600 ia also available, aud the $40 |
900 donated by the citizens of At |
llnta, makes the amount of 1885, 1
0)0 now available for the com I
J. sass ~ ~ - wSrk on tho I
uluuauumvau .u.uxuuuu
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10

Rule Nj 81 to forec,ose
mortgage in Terrell SD.
perior Court, November
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-10
MI!Ist0ne Dresser

Fully rs per cent.
in labor gaved, and
work much better
than can be done
with picks. 3 etylcs.
1lilga cut md 1 with
bladoa in both ends.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27
wRLLsBURG NOTES.

>p5c1a! Grre p0adssce Of the Sunday Register.
WELLsBuRG, November 26.-Thanks-
giving passed off very quietly here, the
steady rain having a tendency to keep the
people indoor most of the day.
John and Gist Palmer and Sam Cald-
well are home from WsshinSton-Jeffsrson
College visiting their parents.
The Lazsar Orchestra gave an excellent
concert aud ball at Barth's Hall on Thanks
giving eve, which was greatly enjoyed by
those present.
Manager Dornan, Of the Riverside Glass
Works, was in Pittsburg Thursday on
business.
Miss Mollie Higgins spent Thanksgiving
among Wheeling friends.
Mrs. T. II. Buchanan was i'll Mounds
vile this week visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr.. Louis Bonner, OF the Washington,
Pa, glass works, is home for a few days.
Miss Rebeccl Bero, of Wheeling, is the
guest of Miss Maggie Roberts.
Quite q number of prominent farmers
were in town to-day to attend the sale of
the WIN. Hammond farm, which consists
Of $50 acres, but the sale was postponed
until December 10, as the commissioners
decided that the price bid $3.50 per acre.
was not sufficient to Justify the sale.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27
MOUNDSYILLE ITEMS.

SDoriul Correspondence OftiS Sunday Register.
MOrNDSYILLE, November GA Mr..
Brown, OF Reawood, aud Miss Bargut,
were married at th2 Henrietta House.
Dorsey Black is home from rittsburg,
for Thanksgiving holidays.
A set of false teeth were found on the
street in front Of the West Va Clothing
House.
Prof, May, of Bsuwood, was the gnest of
Mr.. j. L. Hogan's family.
The corner stone OF Trinity Episcopal
Church has not been laid owing to our re-
cent cold snap.
Rev. X. J. Hammond left for New Mar
Martinsriile this Saturday. morning.
Union services were held III the NJ. +.
church, on Thanksgiving. Rev. b. +.
Myers, Of the Presbyterian church,
preached.
The public school closed on Wednesday
until Monday. The teachers attended the
Peabody Institute in Wheeling.
Trinity Guild gave a Bazaar at the pala-
tial reside0ce of DR.. Csc. w. Bruce, on
Tue7day evening, and is said to b9 the
most enjoyable affair of the season. The
net proceeds OF which amounted to SAP
This certainly speaks we'll for the young
lady members, and their untiring efforts
to have it a success socially and tiDan-
cially.
Miss Carrie Bruce, OF Winchester, Va,
after spending several weeks with relatives
here, lett for home on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Emily Cresap, widow of the late
Richard Cresap, died on Sunday, and was
inferred here in Mt. Rose cemetery on
Monday.
". ]. Rankin, one Of MoundsVille's
brightest young men, died here on Satur-
day of consumption. Rev. l.. L Stewart
performed the funeral ohsequies.
Miss Mamie Henderson, is home for a
few days from the Washington Female
Seminary, Washington, Pa, where she is
attending school.
Mr.. J. NJ. Blair, Of Pleasant Valley,
Marshall county, bought a Victor Besl
Delaiue buck OF Samuel Trimble, of Bel
mont county, o, this week, for the neat
sum of $50.
The B. & o. are lsyingne new rails through
town.
"A quiet DuJ ultId ldSutOlapiC "ttbibS
took place in st. Francis Navier's Church
on Thursday morning at 9 O'Clock. The
high contracting parties were Miss Mary
F., the beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ter of ?. Garfield, Esq, and Mr. NJ. H.
Caulfeld, of the L. S. Mint, Philadelphia,
The ceremony was performed by Rev. A.
Boulton, rector. A carriage was in wait
ing for them and Immediately after the
ceremony they were driven to the home of
the bride, where. a sumptuous wedding
breakfast awaited them. The groom is
one Of Philadelphia's leading civil engin-
GERS. He laid out the grounds for the Gen.
tennial of &c at Philadelphia. The happy
pair left over the s. & o. for Philadelphia,
their future home, on the 6 p. m. train,
followed by many good wishes for their
future welfare.
Miss Agnes Caul6eld left for Philadel-
phia on Thursday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27
NEW MARTINSYILLE NEWS.

New MARTIEsvHLE, November &c
Mr.. William FitzsimmOns of the State pen
itentiary guard force, came down Thursday
aud carried away captive n Of Wetzel''
fair maidens, Miss Arminta Mason. The
happy couple were married at the resi-
dcnce Of Mr.. J~osephus Clark, by Rev. Nc.
Cluuey. They will goto housekeeping al
Moundsyille.
Miss Hattie Straley, OF Middlehourne,
W. Va, returned home to-day.
Jas. H. Garrison, of Wheeling, an old
resident of this place, is down on a visit.
Mrs. Margaret ,Jeff:eys died last Sunday
morning, after a lingering illness, at the
reeidcrce of her father, A. p. Brookover,
in her forty. fourth year. She was in
TERED Monday afternoon at Williams
emetery.
We are experiencing a coal famine here.
Occasionally a small boat CT car load comes
to town, aud a few of the more fortunate
ones get about a wagon load each, and his
unfortunate DeighbOrs borrow him clear
out again in about two days.
Mr.. A. ". Oxnard and family moved to
J~ohnstown, Pa, to-day, where they will
make their home. They will spend Sun
day with relatives in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Edith Bradshaw, Of Valley Falls,
and Mrs. Minnie Ankron, Of Ravenswood,
spend Thanksgiving with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il G. Springer.
The P. Z. Lunch Club met at the resi-
dence Of s.. r. Martin, Esq, Wednesday
evening. A large crowd was present.
Appropriate Thanksgiving services wer'
held at the Methodist Church.
J. +. Burley, Clerk Of the State Peni
Tertiary, and family, were visiting friends
in town this week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27
Better Than q Hero.

"What a coward thst Major Smith is"
said Jones to Robinson, why, the very
sight of guDpoWder would make him i'll.
How did he ever manage to become an Of
ficer in the army?'' Don't say anything
against Smith," answered RobiDsin; ''be
once saved my life" Saved your life!
Nonsense, impossible! What do you
mean? 81 mean that I was in the first
stages Of consuDption; was losing strength
and vitality every day with the terrible
disease, when Mr.. Smith advised me to
take Dr.. Pieree's Golden Medical Discoy-
cry. l had tried all kinds of medicines
without success, and my physician had
given me 10 hope yet here / am, as well as
ever a nan was, and | owe my life 10 Smith,
and to the wonderful remedy he recon-
mended."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27

II is authoritively stated that the an
nual honey product of the country is 75,-
OJ0, ODO pounds and that the wal reaches
loco, 900 pounds. Prof I. P. MILLER,
an expert apiarist, says that it requires
10 1000 bees to deposit n pound Of honey
. day in the comb, hence it is assumed
there are Is, OOO, 600, 600 beesa work from
May to October gathering honey and
experimenting business about the hive,
Daring the season when honey blossoms
are in great prOfusiOn, the honey-makers
work dsy and night, aud kill themselves
by excessive toll in about six weeks, not
n beein 5000 living to eat the honey it
has sterei away foe winter. Forty thou
sand bees will make about ifty-seven
pounds OF honey during an average season,
of which they may be prudently robbed oil
tw~euty-seyea pounds c ear case OF '
production and robbery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27

WILL the Republican party in France
stand together in this great crisis? That Is
the question of vital interest that the
French have TO answer.
Outside of France probably all who de-
sire the success OF Republican institutions
in that country will regret the fact that
President GREvY is compelled to with
draw from the head of the government.
His retirement shows that there is q seri-
ous weakness in the constitution Of the Re
rublic and seems to augur Ill for its per-
manency. II will encourage the French
Monarchists and all enemies Of popular
institutions throughout Europe.
Under the present constitution the sue
cessor Of Nh. GREvY will be chosen by the
National ASsembly"-the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies in joint convention,
The election is not for the remainder Of the
reminder Of the ~uuexpired term but for a
full term of seven years-subiect to an ear
Her termination by voluntary or enforced
resignation.